Townland Information

What is a townland?:

A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169

Townland:

Sawnagh is a townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS map of this area.(Click on place name to view original map in new window.):

Ireland was first mapped in the 1840s. These original maps are available online.(This information will display in a new window.)

Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the 'church parish' rather than the 'civil parish'. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)

Sawnagh is in the civil parish of Lickmolassy.

Roman Catholic parishes:

This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.

Kilmalinoge and Lickmolassy (Portumna)

Church of Ireland parishes:

This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.

Lickmolassy

In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.

Other Sources

Information from the Logainm database. (This information will display in a new window.):